Dunn police say Mareno was last seen on North Ellis Avenue in Dunn wearing jeans, black boots, a long-sleeved T-shirt and black sweater.

She is believed to be driving a cream 1996 Lincoln Continental with North Carolina license plate SVS1471.Anyone with any information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Dunn Police Department at 910-892-2345.

Developed in 2007, Silver Alert is a system to quickly notify the public about missing endangered people who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer's disease.

It also allows caregivers and nursing homes to report a person missing. In the past, only a family member could report an adult missing.

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